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then teamsters' union president james hoffa. and later, the head of the consumer financial protection bureau updates congress on the progress of his agency. >> i think people really like to see how, where politicians' views have shifted over the years. i think people like to see whether mitt romney 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. they want to see where he was doing it during his 2002 campaign, 2007. i think people really like to see how these politicians have evolved, and there's sort of an element to it that's almost a gotcha element, but there's also an element like people are like this is incredibly interesting. >> i've tried to think why it is that he has changed so often, why he finds it so difficult to come down on one side of an issue, instead sort of floats between both issues. ♪ >> as someone who's running for state office for the first time, does it help that your name is barack obama in terms of -- >> rod's a trailblazer and a hero of mine. >> i think the best way to de
then teamsters' union president james hoffa. and later, the head of the consumer financial protection bureau updates congress on the progress of his agency. >> i think people really like to see how, where politicians' views have shifted over the years. i think people like to see whether mitt romney 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. they want to see where he was doing it during his 2002 campaign, 2007. i think people really like to see how these...
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hoffa, is being destroyed? because i would note, the senator from illinois made an allegation impugning my motives saying that i wanted 50 million people to be denied health care. let me be clear. that statement is categorically false. i want a competitive marketplace where health care is accessible, purchased across state lines, where it is personable, portable, where people have jobs so they can get health insurance and obamacare is what's denying health insurance to millions of americans. if you don't take my word for it assume you do not con contend tt mr. hoffa is being truthful? mr. durbin: awr you are an attorney. the witness refused to answer his very own question. i've been approached by many labor unions. some of them have taft-hartley plans, some have trust fund plans, some have multistate plans and they need provisions made in the obamacare law to deal with their specific circumstances. under the ordinary course of legislative and congressional business, over the last three years, we would have addr
hoffa, is being destroyed? because i would note, the senator from illinois made an allegation impugning my motives saying that i wanted 50 million people to be denied health care. let me be clear. that statement is categorically false. i want a competitive marketplace where health care is accessible, purchased across state lines, where it is personable, portable, where people have jobs so they can get health insurance and obamacare is what's denying health insurance to millions of americans. if...
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. >> teamsters president james hoffa says labor is under attack and the 2012 presidential election will decide the fate of workforce and social issues. from the national press club in washington, d.c., this is one hour. >> thank you, madam chair is an. it's a great pleasure to be here at the press club at this auspicious time. there's so much going on in our country right now and it's a great pleasure to be a with so many friends and so may people from the media and to talk about what the issues are today. first of all i want to talk about the teamsters union a little bit, and talk about the fact that, you know, as madam president said come i was elected in march of 1999. we're very proud of what we've done in the teamsters union. we've taken this union from the union that was bankrupt, falling apart literally, and made it is what it is today. when we took over, this union was a union where sister -- local against local, joint council against joint council. there was chaos and we came in and reached out and reached out to the people that opposed us to say, enough, we cannot have a civil
. >> teamsters president james hoffa says labor is under attack and the 2012 presidential election will decide the fate of workforce and social issues. from the national press club in washington, d.c., this is one hour. >> thank you, madam chair is an. it's a great pleasure to be here at the press club at this auspicious time. there's so much going on in our country right now and it's a great pleasure to be a with so many friends and so may people from the media and to talk about...
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edgar hoover and detested the jimmy hoffa bobby thought he was corrupt those people you could argue was the good reason to do test bed number four is the tragedy and that was lbj. constitutionally they were so different one was harvard-educated its who grew up rich in massachusetts the other for mixtecs grabher pour and resented anybody to talk like bobby kennedy and had they ever united in a collision they could have gotten more extraordinary things done they both wanted civil rights to end poverty in the a.d. at cross purposes leads a huge tragedy and one of the things that made lbj more determined than ever was that kennedy called for him to come out of vietnam every time he gave that anti-war speech is seen as the key would increase the bombing in north vietnam tellus sometimes you have read this >> i have read it twice. [laughter] and his wife. >> she read that five times. when he gets home he says did you read it again? [laughter] >> that was one of the things of the book. >> what lyndon johnson did was a civil-rights bill to his credit to but bobby in charge of getting it through
edgar hoover and detested the jimmy hoffa bobby thought he was corrupt those people you could argue was the good reason to do test bed number four is the tragedy and that was lbj. constitutionally they were so different one was harvard-educated its who grew up rich in massachusetts the other for mixtecs grabher pour and resented anybody to talk like bobby kennedy and had they ever united in a collision they could have gotten more extraordinary things done they both wanted civil rights to end...
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leave boston in 17 years old and would never return again sometimes you it's a rather tough stains hoffa yet named his daughter virginia so he hoped the french bid would be blessed with 12 more children for one for each of the colony's and one was massachusetts that was even too harsh so he never did return permanently but it is safe to say since wherever he went he kept tabs on boston famously his friend rode with that military occupation in closing the port there were tears in 1784 franklin wrote a letter confessing not only that he longed to see boston again we know he did not return there was not buried their dead did remember the town in his will to have the same amount of money to boston so he knowledge how much it meant to him but that only begins to reflect how importunate was to the development of the writer here is my contention in this book the five years he spent with his brother as an apprentice and especially the year 172120 had a front-row seat to the inoculation controversy was the most formative years of his life no question. i said everything he needed to know he learne
leave boston in 17 years old and would never return again sometimes you it's a rather tough stains hoffa yet named his daughter virginia so he hoped the french bid would be blessed with 12 more children for one for each of the colony's and one was massachusetts that was even too harsh so he never did return permanently but it is safe to say since wherever he went he kept tabs on boston famously his friend rode with that military occupation in closing the port there were tears in 1784 franklin...
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he detected jimmy hoffa that bodies out was corrupt. those people you could argue that the fourth person on his hate list was a great tragedy and that was lbj. one was a harvard it to -- harvard-educated rich and in massachusetts that grew up or and resented anybody who was harvard-educated and with that coalition they could've gotten more extraordinarily things done. and now across purposes is a huge tragedy. tuesday end vietnam but bobby would track things and with an anti-war speech it would seem like every day he increase the of bombing. >> one of the things the. >> tell them how many times you have read the book ; the layperson america there read the book twice. [laughter] pdf. >> his wife read that five times. >> but what lyndon johnson did for was to put bobby in charge. and he had bobby to blame. that is exactly the purpose that you said. and nobody better but jack kennedy filed that bill. but the only one of his advisers if you file a civil rights bill 51 to win reelection 64 imagine it is one who bobby kennedy was. essentially
he detected jimmy hoffa that bodies out was corrupt. those people you could argue that the fourth person on his hate list was a great tragedy and that was lbj. one was a harvard it to -- harvard-educated rich and in massachusetts that grew up or and resented anybody who was harvard-educated and with that coalition they could've gotten more extraordinarily things done. and now across purposes is a huge tragedy. tuesday end vietnam but bobby would track things and with an anti-war speech it would...
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bobby kennedy despised roy cone and fairly blamed all of mccarty and hateed hoover and detested jimmy hoffa, the head of the most powerful union in america which bobby thought was corrupt. those people you could argue there was a reason to detest. the fourth person to one is a great tragedy and to me that was lbj. constitutionally the guys were so different. one was a harvard educated guy who grew up rich in massachusetts, the other was a guy from east texas who grew up poor and resented anybody who was harvard-educated and talked like kennedy talked. had they ever united in a coalition, they could have gotten more extraordinary things done. they both we wanted to promote civil rights. they both wanted to end poverty and the idea that they were at cross purposes to me is a huge tragedy and i think one of the things that made the lbj more determined than ever to stay in vietnam was that bobby kennedy was calling him to come out of vietnam and bobby would track things and every time he gave a antiwar speech, it seemed like the next day lbj increased the bomb ohing of north vietnam. >> one of
bobby kennedy despised roy cone and fairly blamed all of mccarty and hateed hoover and detested jimmy hoffa, the head of the most powerful union in america which bobby thought was corrupt. those people you could argue there was a reason to detest. the fourth person to one is a great tragedy and to me that was lbj. constitutionally the guys were so different. one was a harvard educated guy who grew up rich in massachusetts, the other was a guy from east texas who grew up poor and resented...
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hoffa showed. have the courage to speak out about the train wreck, about the nightmare that is obamacare that is hurting americans, that is killing jobs, that is pushing people into part-time work, that is driving up health insurance premiums and that's causing more and more people to lose their health insurance. that's the courage we need, but you know what? it will not come from business as usual in washington. it will not come from wanting to be popular. it will only come from elected officials making the decision, the radical decision to get back to the job we're supposed to do of listening to the people. make d.c. listen, that's what we should be doing. mr. lee: will the senator yield for a question? mr. cruz: i'm happy to yield for a question without yielding the floor. mr. lee: senator cruz, as i listened to your remarks, i am reminded of many events throughout our nation's history. the storied history involving a lot of comebacks, a lot of instances in which the american people were up agai
hoffa showed. have the courage to speak out about the train wreck, about the nightmare that is obamacare that is hurting americans, that is killing jobs, that is pushing people into part-time work, that is driving up health insurance premiums and that's causing more and more people to lose their health insurance. that's the courage we need, but you know what? it will not come from business as usual in washington. it will not come from wanting to be popular. it will only come from elected...
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that's a letter from james hoffa, president of the international brotherhood of teamsters. edwin d. hill, president of the international brotherhood of electrical workers said something similar. and, again i quote -- "at a time when job creation should be a top priority the keystone x.l. pipeline project will put americans back to work and have ripple benefits throughout the economy. during construction, the project is expected to support at least 42,000 jobs and contribute $3.4 billion to the u.s. gross domestic product." and, mr. president again that's are from edwin d. hill, president of the international brotherhood of electrical workers. and yet despite all this support support, president obama is willing to turn his back on american workers to appease the only penal people -- the only people -- who seem to oppose the pipeline and that's members of the far left environmental wing of the democrat party. over the years the president has offered various excuses for why he's not yet ready to approve the pipeline. he cited environmental concerns. the only problem with that, of cours
that's a letter from james hoffa, president of the international brotherhood of teamsters. edwin d. hill, president of the international brotherhood of electrical workers said something similar. and, again i quote -- "at a time when job creation should be a top priority the keystone x.l. pipeline project will put americans back to work and have ripple benefits throughout the economy. during construction, the project is expected to support at least 42,000 jobs and contribute $3.4 billion to...
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-dot goldsmith talks about his stepfather associative teamsters leader jimmy hoffa. robert wilson recounts the life of 19th century showman pt barnum of the barnum & bailey circus and elizabeth: on a minute early policy of world war ii. book tv, tonight on c-span2. >> the impeachment inquiry hearings continue next week when house judiciary commissioner of the committee's first impeachment inquiry hearing into president trump focusing on the constitution and the history of impeachment. watch our live coverage wednesday, december 4,at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. chairman debt-- nadler extended an invitation to the president and his counsel to appear before the committee. read the letter to the president on our website and follow the impeachment inquiry live on c-span3 online at c-span.org
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hoffa wrote recently. the senate majority leader harry reid and house minority leader nancy pelosi." dear leader reid and leader pelosi, when you and the president sought our support for the affordable care act, you pledged that if we liked the health plans we have now, we could keep them. sadly, that promise is under threat. right now, unless you and the obama administration enact an equitable fix, obamacare will shatter not only our hard-earned benefits but destroy the foundation of the 40-hour workweek that is the backbone of the american middle class." that's not me speaking. that's james hoffa, the president of the teamsters. "like millions of other americans, our members are on the front line -- are front-line workers in the american economy. we have been strong supporters of the notion that all americans should have access to quality, affordable health care. we have also been strong supporters of you." i would note this is addressed to senate majority leader harry reid and house minority leader nanc
hoffa wrote recently. the senate majority leader harry reid and house minority leader nancy pelosi." dear leader reid and leader pelosi, when you and the president sought our support for the affordable care act, you pledged that if we liked the health plans we have now, we could keep them. sadly, that promise is under threat. right now, unless you and the obama administration enact an equitable fix, obamacare will shatter not only our hard-earned benefits but destroy the foundation of the...
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when you have people like [inaudible] and you have james hoffa saying that obamacare is going to be a devastating to the middle class 30-hour workweek. he sees what it's doing to the union employees to see it passed. they are calling on it to be repealed. i think something is happening in america. it's a good revolution. >> we say one thing before we take the next question. does anybody this this room think that access has been improved since that bill has passed and cost has gone down. i would ask that question to anybody. i think you have to say no. let me point out some of the unintended consequences downstream if it stays in effect. i'm from a town with a medical school. i was on the faculty there for thirty years. right now in what is happening is that we are cutting graduate million education funding. there are other a thousand young doctors that graduated from medical school the last may and june that could not find a resident sincerity. that's one of the things. the demand that all corrects, small officers, large officers for the electronic health record. we nay were at the po
when you have people like [inaudible] and you have james hoffa saying that obamacare is going to be a devastating to the middle class 30-hour workweek. he sees what it's doing to the union employees to see it passed. they are calling on it to be repealed. i think something is happening in america. it's a good revolution. >> we say one thing before we take the next question. does anybody this this room think that access has been improved since that bill has passed and cost has gone down. i...
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as teamsters president jimmy hoffa pointed out the political decision by president giant biden to cancel the construction of the keystone pipeline resulted in the loss of 8000 union jobs and the loss of members retirements and healthcare benefits. i hope that when confirmed you will be an adult voice in the room raining in this type of politically chaos. this example which cuts jobs and counterproductively increases, increases greenhouse gas emissions cannot hope you can move beyond the class struggle mentally of 100 years ago and help us build a workforce for 2021 and beyond. we can no longer to afford to operate as a labor team and it as a management team. we must be in this together. tom brady has proven that massachusetts guy can hop on 95, go south and do good things. if doing good things is your goal and i think it is, you will have an ally in me. you've got to be willing to stand up in the agenda activist to get that goal. i will join you sunday rooting for tampa bay, not trying to suck up to the next secretary of labor but because in my age i root for the old guy and that's where
as teamsters president jimmy hoffa pointed out the political decision by president giant biden to cancel the construction of the keystone pipeline resulted in the loss of 8000 union jobs and the loss of members retirements and healthcare benefits. i hope that when confirmed you will be an adult voice in the room raining in this type of politically chaos. this example which cuts jobs and counterproductively increases, increases greenhouse gas emissions cannot hope you can move beyond the class...
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let me remind this body of the words of james hoffa, the president of the teamsters who said obamacare is destroying the health care, and he used the word "destroying" -- destroying the health care of millions of working men and women in this country. if you don't believe me, perhaps james hoffa, who put it in writing that it is right now destroying the health care of millions of working men and women and will underscore what this fight is about. all the seniors, all the people with disabilities, all the people who are right now getting notices that they're losing their health insurance, that's what this fight is about. and at a minimum, we ought to agree on common priorities. we ought to come together today right now and fund the v.a. we ought to come together today right now and fund our reservists in the national guard. we ought to come together today right now and fund our national parks, open our memorials, stop barricading and sending police officers to prevent world war ii veterans from coming to the world war ii memorial and woman right now to fund the national institutes of he
let me remind this body of the words of james hoffa, the president of the teamsters who said obamacare is destroying the health care, and he used the word "destroying" -- destroying the health care of millions of working men and women in this country. if you don't believe me, perhaps james hoffa, who put it in writing that it is right now destroying the health care of millions of working men and women and will underscore what this fight is about. all the seniors, all the people with...
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you have jimmy hoffa that president of the teamsters union saying it is destroying the 40-hour workweek and their cadillac health care plan, don't you think this thing can't possibly work? >> no, and i think once the bills come due at the state level you're going to have a real upper on your hands because there's a printing press in washington that runs 24 hours a day printing money in the state capitol the state capitol said on of the printing press. they are limited to a certain extent o their borrowing. when the medicaid bills come due in kentucky are state and other states and i think there'll be another war over obamacare and the question then will be can we throw out the governor who increased their medicaid by 50% and bankrupted our state in the process? >> i thank my colleague from kentucky for the opportunity to change some views here and think about the impact of this on our state and our country and mr. president i yield. >> democratic senators max baucus and barbara mikulski came to the floor to discuss the continuing resolution and while they are in favor of the health care
you have jimmy hoffa that president of the teamsters union saying it is destroying the 40-hour workweek and their cadillac health care plan, don't you think this thing can't possibly work? >> no, and i think once the bills come due at the state level you're going to have a real upper on your hands because there's a printing press in washington that runs 24 hours a day printing money in the state capitol the state capitol said on of the printing press. they are limited to a certain extent...
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i think you quoted jimmy hoffa for one of those. is the senator aware that reportedly the house is going to be voting on later today and be changing once again the continuing resolution and sending it back over here. this time the report is that they will vote to delay the individual mandate, to make it match, as the senator pointed out, the employer mandate. it's already been unilaterally delayed by the president in an act of lawlessness. unfortunately it's not an isolated event. and then the vitter language, which will overturn the office of personnel management interpretation which basically carves out congress and congressional staff from the -- the law that will apply to havel apply to have one else. it strikes me that is another attempt by the house to enter into some negotiation. would the senate care to venture a i guess as to what sorte sortf faith that good-faith attempt by the house of what negotiations that will lead to and whether or not, i'd be interested in the senator's observation about whether he believes, as i do,
i think you quoted jimmy hoffa for one of those. is the senator aware that reportedly the house is going to be voting on later today and be changing once again the continuing resolution and sending it back over here. this time the report is that they will vote to delay the individual mandate, to make it match, as the senator pointed out, the employer mandate. it's already been unilaterally delayed by the president in an act of lawlessness. unfortunately it's not an isolated event. and then the...
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, labor unions who are actually in favor of this law, lead among them was the teamsters head, jimmy hoffa, wrote a letter to the president attacking this very point. they said this new law is breaking that promise that was made that if you're happy with your coverage, you're not going to lose it. now, i -- i signaled gatorland because that's the real world. that's where i'm going tomorrow and that happens to be in my state. but there are house of businesses like this that are facing these decisions. it's not one. there are hundreds of thousands of businesses that are facing this dilemma who have these same concerns. by the way, this is not the only problem with obamacare. there are many others. the president keeps saying there are people in town that want this plan to fail. they keep bringing up obamacare because they want it to fail. mr. president, the plan is already failing. it's failing by your own admission. you have just had to cancel, you have just had to suspend one of the critical components of this bill because it's not doable. this plan is already failing on its own. and, by th
, labor unions who are actually in favor of this law, lead among them was the teamsters head, jimmy hoffa, wrote a letter to the president attacking this very point. they said this new law is breaking that promise that was made that if you're happy with your coverage, you're not going to lose it. now, i -- i signaled gatorland because that's the real world. that's where i'm going tomorrow and that happens to be in my state. but there are house of businesses like this that are facing these...
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jim hoffa who blogs at gateway pundit at first things which is a catholic blog, and my site, and a number of others have reprinted tons and tons of this material. and/or other investigative bloggers who scrutinized it as well. the latest statement from the obama administration in response to criticism came earlier this year before much of that curriculum matter was really scrutinized. arne duncan was the education secretary said that he stood by kevin jennings that the question now is what is the response to this new information? there was a real stonewall when it comes to questioning this administration's staff choices. we saw that during the van jones episode. we saw that so many mainstream reporters either deliberately or not refuse to cover a the scandals involving the public statements, the actions of a lot of these czars. and it's not just one. ofean, there are a dozen of them in the book who have very shady, ethical background. or have backgrounds that call into question their ability to do their jobs now. credibly and with the public trust. >> host: next goal is from fayetteville
jim hoffa who blogs at gateway pundit at first things which is a catholic blog, and my site, and a number of others have reprinted tons and tons of this material. and/or other investigative bloggers who scrutinized it as well. the latest statement from the obama administration in response to criticism came earlier this year before much of that curriculum matter was really scrutinized. arne duncan was the education secretary said that he stood by kevin jennings that the question now is what is...
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there is a reason why teamsters president james hoffa says obamacare is destroying the 40-hour workweek that is the backbone of the american middle class. there is a reason why the i.r.s. employees union has asked to be exempted from obamacare. these are the guys in charge of enforcing it on the rest of us. they have asked to be exempted because it's not working. the facts are clear. it's a train wreck. as the lead author, democratic senator put it, it is a train wreck. and in fact, let me share some of the tweets that have come in the preceding days. the preceding days, the american people had a chance to speak out about obamacare, and in particular there was a hashtag defund obamacare because. the last several days, americans all over this country have tweeted their reason why obamacare should be defunded. and i will note to senator lee that some months ago he and i stood on this same senate floor side by side with our dear friend, senator rand paul, supporting him in his historic filibuster on drones, and at that time i had the opportunity to read tweets that were supporting rand's f
there is a reason why teamsters president james hoffa says obamacare is destroying the 40-hour workweek that is the backbone of the american middle class. there is a reason why the i.r.s. employees union has asked to be exempted from obamacare. these are the guys in charge of enforcing it on the rest of us. they have asked to be exempted because it's not working. the facts are clear. it's a train wreck. as the lead author, democratic senator put it, it is a train wreck. and in fact, let me...
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when you have got jimmy hoffa, the president of the teamsters union, saying you're destroying the 40-hour workweek, and their cadillac health care plan, don't you think this thing can't possibly work? mr. paul: no, and i think once the bill has come due at the state level, you will have a real uproar on your hands because there is a printing press in washington that runs 24 hours a day printing money. in the state capitals, they don't have a printing press. they are limited at least to a certain extent on their borrowing. when the medicaid bills come due in kentucky, our state and other states, it is really -- i think there will be another war over obamacare, and the question then will be do we throw out the governor who increased our medicaid by 50% and bankrupted our state in the process? mr. mcconnell: well, i thank my colleague from kentucky for the opportunity to exchange some views here about the impact of this on our state and our country, and, mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. leahy: while the distinguished republican leader is still on the floor, i want to propound a unan
when you have got jimmy hoffa, the president of the teamsters union, saying you're destroying the 40-hour workweek, and their cadillac health care plan, don't you think this thing can't possibly work? mr. paul: no, and i think once the bill has come due at the state level, you will have a real uproar on your hands because there is a printing press in washington that runs 24 hours a day printing money. in the state capitals, they don't have a printing press. they are limited at least to a...
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that's jimmy hoffa. the afl-cio, america's skilled craft construction professionals, any discussion of the keystone x.l. project begins and ends with one word -- "jobs." the afl-cio further said as many as 500,000 indirect jobs via a strong economic multiplier effect without one single dollar of government assistance. madam president, isn't this what we're looking for? doesn't cost the government anything, creates jobs immediately, this is what we're looking for. the brotherhood of electrical workers, at the time when jobs are a top global priority the keystone project will put thousands back to work and have ripple benefits throughout the north american economy. labor's international union of north america had this to say, this is not just a pipeline, but a life line. not just a pipeline but a life line for thousands of desperate working men and women. so what do we have here, madam president? a privately funded project that labor leaders are saying their members want up and running but the president sa
that's jimmy hoffa. the afl-cio, america's skilled craft construction professionals, any discussion of the keystone x.l. project begins and ends with one word -- "jobs." the afl-cio further said as many as 500,000 indirect jobs via a strong economic multiplier effect without one single dollar of government assistance. madam president, isn't this what we're looking for? doesn't cost the government anything, creates jobs immediately, this is what we're looking for. the brotherhood of...
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syria, you know, i was ambassador to syria for three fun-filled years that included the transition from hoffa to bashar. our fearless prediction at the time because i got to know bashar before his father died, we had a series of one-on-ones which we conducted in arabic not because my arabic is perfect, but it was better than his english even though he studied op that moll in the u.k -- opt moll in the u.k., that's all he did. he went to classes, he studied his lectures, he read his textbooks, he in no way entered into british social life. his english has since become quite good, i think it is surging. but bashar is like his father except worse; less flexible, more doctrineaire, less agile and aware that he doesn't have his father's support. so i think this is going to be a fight to the finish. no happy villa for bashar in junta. i would like to be wrong on that. but even if there is, we've already seen the signs of it. just like what happened in my friend chris and his colleagues, the arab spring bears bitter fruit. and nowhere, i am afraid, could it be more bitter than in syria where we're a
syria, you know, i was ambassador to syria for three fun-filled years that included the transition from hoffa to bashar. our fearless prediction at the time because i got to know bashar before his father died, we had a series of one-on-ones which we conducted in arabic not because my arabic is perfect, but it was better than his english even though he studied op that moll in the u.k -- opt moll in the u.k., that's all he did. he went to classes, he studied his lectures, he read his textbooks,...
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launched investigations and so in the late 1950s this is the room where robert kennedy interrogated jimmy hoffa and other labor leaders. and his brother john f. kennedy and republican senator barry goldwater. it was for the first time that national television audiences got a chance to watch the two kennedy brothers and senator goldwater had a big impact on all of their careers. >> you can't tell us who we talk to besides you, mr. hopper and the other gentleman. i am asking you. >> you're the one who made the report to the committee and now we find that there are no records. he merely talk to you and the other gentleman involved. >> that investigation went on to about 1960 when robert kennedy became the campaign manager for his brother's presidential campaign. john f. kennedy declared it in this room and january 1960. >> senator john kennedy of massachusetts, democrat throws his hat in the ring at a press conference. >> i am today announcing my candidacy for the presidency of the united states. >> a lot of the staff of the president investigation, who during the day investigative mccarthy at nig
launched investigations and so in the late 1950s this is the room where robert kennedy interrogated jimmy hoffa and other labor leaders. and his brother john f. kennedy and republican senator barry goldwater. it was for the first time that national television audiences got a chance to watch the two kennedy brothers and senator goldwater had a big impact on all of their careers. >> you can't tell us who we talk to besides you, mr. hopper and the other gentleman. i am asking you. >>...
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when you have jimmy hoffa, same bed he is destroying the 40 hour work week. and their cadillac health care plan. don't you think this thing possibly can't work? >> i think once the bill comes due at the state level, we will have an uproar on their hands because it is pretty impressive that washington, in the state capital, they are limiting it leads to a certain extent on their borrowing, the medicaid bills that come due in kentucky, our state and other states. i think there will be another war over obamacare. the question then is do we draw the governor who increased our medicaid by 50% and bankrupted our state in the process. >> i think my colleague from kentucky for the opportunity to exchange some views here about the impact of this on our state. as well as our country. i yield the floor. >> democratic senators max baucus and barbara mikulski came to the floor to discuss the continuing resolution and why they are in favor of the health care law. senator mikulski discussed an amendment that she and harry reid will introduce that strips the health care lang
when you have jimmy hoffa, same bed he is destroying the 40 hour work week. and their cadillac health care plan. don't you think this thing possibly can't work? >> i think once the bill comes due at the state level, we will have an uproar on their hands because it is pretty impressive that washington, in the state capital, they are limiting it leads to a certain extent on their borrowing, the medicaid bills that come due in kentucky, our state and other states. i think there will be...